Objective

Through the All India Poster Competition, the main aim of IDA and Colgate is to
engage dental students from across India and provide them an opportunity to showcase
and enhance their knowledge on a national platform.

The objective of the All India Poster Competition is to provide the budding dental
professionals of the country a platform:

To present scientific papers in a creative and abstract way for better understanding.

To demonstrate poise and mental agility before peers.

To develop skills in effective communication for dissemination of research information.

To gain experience in creative presentation of scientific papers.

To display their scientific contributions with visual clarity.

To be recognized and receive appreciation at a national level.

About IDA

Established in 1946 by Dr Rafiuddin Ahmed, the founding father of Indian dentistry,
the Indian Dental Association is a premier organization of practicing dental professionals
in the country. Its dual goal is to promote oral health awareness in the country
and professional advancement of its members. It is committed to attaining optimal
oral health for all in the country as a sine qua non for improvement in the overall
health status and quality of life. Towards this end, it carries out several activities
aimed at serving the public and the members.

IDA currently has 29 State and a total of over 370 local branches under the State
branches accounting for an overall membership of over 75000 dental professionals
and students in the country.

As custodian of oral health in the country, the Indian Dental Association (IDA)
is committed to dental excellence. Consistent with this commitment, IDA has been
implementing several programmes and projects that have established IDA as an enviable
institution devoted to improving the oral health scenario in the country and enhancing
the image of its members.

Forensic Odontology

Clinical Research

Aim or purpose :

In one brief sentence, provide the rational for the investigation and/or the question
to be answered.

Materials and methods :

The experimental conditions should be reported briefly (i.e. age group, nature of
the animals, sex, and approval from the Ethics Committee at the presenter’s institution).
The clinical approach should be precise, and the period of time studied taken into
account in the interpretation. The methods used should also be clearly indicated
(i.e. image analysis, biochemical data, histological, immune histological or molecular
probes used for the analysis of the data, statistical significance).

Results :

The results should be stated in a maximum of three sentences.

Conclusions :

This is any conclusion(s) that can be drawn from the presentation. This final statement
is crucial because it supports the scientific value of the abstract. (Case study
can be written under the heading: Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, Conclusion)

Abstract acceptance letters will be sent to the submitting author’s contact e-mail
address he/she entered in the system.

By the judges/reviewers is based on

Scientific or Clinical interest in the question to be assessed

Sufficient data provided

Innovation

Clinical impact

By the voting process:

Authors can also get additional points by asking their friends, peers; faculty &
friends to vote for their abstracts by posting their abstracts on AIPC FACEBOOK
PAGE. These additional points will be considered for selection in case if there
is a tie between 2 authors

The selected abstract participants can choose any location (WDS or IDC) for presenting
their abstract

WDS :- 6th to 8th October

The Participants for 1st round should be ready with their presentation at the venue
1st round presentations will be conducted for 3 consecutive days. Participant needs
to be present at the assigned slot for the Presentation. (6th-8th october)

The finalist of WDS will be announced on the 3rd day of the competition i.e. 7th
October 2018. The list will be displayed on the official website (www.postercompetition.org.in)
on 11th October 2017

They will be called on the 3rd day of Indian Dental Conference 2018 for the Grand
finale round of competition.

IDC:- 9th to 11th February

The Participants for 1st round should be ready with their presentation at the venue
1st round presentations will be conducted for first 2 days of IDC(09th,10th February2018).
Participants need to be present at the assigned slot for the Presentations.

The finalist of IDC will be announced on the 2nd day of the competition. (10th February
2018)

Selected finalists will be called on the 3rd day of Indian Dental Conference 2017
for the Grand Finale round of competition.